day off part three

day off part two

day off part one

still working on parts two and three, stay tuned. (yes liz has a gallon of sunscreen on, we havent been to the beach yet this summer, can you tell???)

lizzy gets mail

a letter came from emily today, she addressed it to lizzy so i am patiently waiting for liz to get home from school so "she" can open it! can't wait to see how she is doing at camp.

liz on her own

busting out tomatoes

actually, i am still pleased as pudding with my garden and the over abundance of tomatoes. i have had a standing bowl of salsa for weeks now and eating pasta with tomato/garlic/onion sauce nightly is nothing to complain about  (i even throw in zucchini). all i ever wanted was tomatoes on top of tomatoes and then even more tomatoes... we will see in a month from now but i think i will still be over the moon with these red babies.

in case you are wondering, my favorite by far is the "juliet" with tomatoes a little larger than a grape but a tad smaller than a roma. they are coming in groups of six or more, super firm and red... sweet and amazing. my early girl is running out of gas, the beefstake had to be pulled (i got about 20 from it before it got too buggy and yellow). the orange tomato had to go today, i got maybe 5 from it before it got sick. the cherry is going strong, the brandywine is putting out these huge pink tomatoes (in the picture its at the top left), the italian roma is in full swing and something i cant remember is busting at the seams with medium round tomatoes (i think it is surplice or something like that). i planted a late tomato bush that is just starting to flower, hoping to keep the season as long as possible.


i have never had sunflowers before and can i just say, i am in love!!! having to seed and re-seed over and over gave me quite the variety!

camp wintaka

emily headed off to camp today!

the nurse checks temp, head and feet


pimped out bus, not sure about this (we had old school buses with stuck windows and sang camp songs for entertainment, these guys are watching "shark tales" and have a bathroom, hmmmmmmm...)


liz has mixed emotions sending her sister off





heading back home, liz said, "now i can play with emily's toys!" seems she is over being sad about her big sister going to camp.